• emerging market debt most at risk from Fed policy
  • market optimism doesn’t reflect economic outlook

Market optimism ? What’s he been reading/taking ?!

  • financial stress in eurozone remains very low
  • inflation objectives override all other goals
  • geo-political factors could trigger risk reversal
  • doesn’t see overvaluation on corp debt and equities
  • high-yield govt debt may be overvalues
  • regulators must be more alert on shadow banking

ECB vice-president speaking in FFT on the Financial Stability Review

Constancio pulling another happy face

Constancio pulling another happy face